PARKING ADVISORY – INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING THE BAYLOR VS. UCLA MATCH ON FRIDAY AT 1 PM ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARK IN THE VISTAS PARKING LOT DUE TO INCREASED TRAFFIC ON CAMPUS DURING MOVE-IN DAY FOR STUDENTS.
 
SAN DIEGO – No. 19 San Diego makes its home debut against a pair of top-15 opponents this weekend when it takes on No. 12 Baylor and No. 10 UCLA.
 
The Toreros open the weekend against the Bears on Saturday at 7 p.m. (PT) and conclude the weekend against the Bruins on Sunday at 5 p.m. Baylor and UCLA will play a match against each other on Friday at 1 p.m.
 
Every match will be live streamed on theW.tv and live statistics will be available via USDToreros.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• The Toreros dropped a pair of matches last weekend at No. 17 Washington. The Huskies claimed a 3-1 victory Friday night and followed with a 3-0 decision on Saturday.
 
• Lauren Fuller led the team with 14 kills in each match and hit .333 on the weekend. Roxie Wiblin also had 14 kills in the season opener, while Addie Picha added 10.
 
•  Wiblin led the Toreros with 18 digs on the weekend with 16 coming in the first match of the weekend.
 
• Anna Newsome paced USD with 47 assists on the weekend, while freshman Laura Madill contributed 32.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST NO. 12 BAYLOR
• USD is 1-1 all-time against the Bears with their two meetings coming in 1988 and 2016. Both matches went five sets with the Toreros winning the first match and the Bears winning the most recent edition.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST NO. 10 UCLA
• The Bruins hold a 12-1 advantage against the Toreros all-time. The teams have split the previous two meetings with UCLA winning in 2017, 3-0, and USD earning a 3-1 result in 2016.
 
TOREROS IN 2017
• USD went 25-5 in 2017 and earned a share of the WCC title – their 10th in program history. The Toreros advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round and finished the season ranked No. 13 overall.
 
IN THE RANKINGS
• USD is ranked 19th in the first week of the AVCA Coaches Poll after debuting at No. 14 preseason poll. The Toreros have been ranked in the AVCA Top-25 for 33 consecutive weeks.
 
DUO EARN PRESEASON HONORS
•  Kaity Edwards and Addie Picha were named to the 2018 All-WCC Preseason Team. It is the second consecutive season Edwards has received preseason accolades after earning recognition in 2017. It is the first honor for Picha.
 
• Edwards started all 30 matches in 2017 and racked up a career-high 273 kills, averaging 2.68 kills per set, and compiled a .382 attacking percentage.
 
• Picha earned AVCA All-America honorable mention honors in 2017, accumulating 227 kills and 2.36 kills per set. She was a force defensively, leading the Toreros with 127 blocks.
 
WCC PRESEASON COACHES POLL
• USD was picked to finish second overall in a poll of WCC coaches with 73 points and one first-place vote, while BYU led the way with 81 points and nine first-place votes. Loyola Marymount was picked to finish third with 61 points, followed by Pepperdine (59), Gonzaga (46), Santa Clara (42), Saint Mary's (35), Portland (26), Pacific (16) and San Francisco (11).
 
PICHA NAMED TO U.S. COLLEGIATE TEAM
• Addie Picha was one of 24 players selected to the U.S. Women's Collegiate National Team-Detroit roster in April of 2018. The CNT-Detroit roster is comprised of current collegiate players who trained and competed in Detroit from June 22-July 1. The team is part of USA Volleyball's High Performance pipeline and is considered a tryout for the U.S. Women's National Team.
 
WIBLIN RETURNS FOR SOPHOMORE CAMPAIGN
• Roxie Wiblin burst onto the scene in her freshman season and earned WCC Freshman of the Year honors. She played in all 30 matches and racked up 254 kills and 2.49 kills per set.
 
TOREROS RELOAD
• San Diego's overall incoming class for the 2018 season was ranked among the top 10 in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com.
 
• The Toreros had three incoming freshmen – Katie Lukes, Laura Madill and Lauren Turner – sign a National Letter of Intent in the fall and strengthened its class with three spring additions, including Elise Austin, Kelli Barry and Annie Benbow. The Toreros bolstered their 2018 roster with Penn State sophomore transfer Cami May.
 
2017 ALL-AMERICANS
• Addie Picha is the lone returner of three USD players to earn AVCA All-America recognition last season. Picha and Jayden Kennedy were named honorable mentions, while Kristen Gengenbacher was named to the third team.
 
CHALLENGING SLATE AHEAD IN 2018
• USD consistently schedules top opponents and the trend continues in 2018. The Toreros will play seven matches against five teams selected to the preseason top-25. USD opened the season with back-to-back matches at No. 17 Washington (Aug. 24-25) and makes its home debut against No. 12 Baylor (Sept. 1).
 
• The Toreros play host to Pac-12 opponents No. 10 UCLA (Sept. 2), No. 7 USC (Sept. 14) and Oregon State (Sept. 15). USD will take on 2017 WCC co-champion No. 9 BYU at home on Oct. 5 and in Provo on Nov. 2.
 
LEADING THE WAY
• Jen Petrie is in her 20th year with the program and holds a career record of 371-134 (.735). She won her fifth WCC Coach of the Year award in 2017 and led the Toreros to the NCAA Tournament for the 15th time in her career. USD made its eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
 
• Brent Hilliard enters his 18th season with the Toreros. He was inducted into the Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame on May 6, 2018.
 
• Jimmy Lundgren begins his first season with USD, taking over for Marie Zidek who took a head coaching position with DePaul after the 2017 season. Lundgren joins the Toreros from Point Loma Nazarene where he coached for four seasons.
 
SNYDER INDUCTED INTO USD HALL OF FAME
• Former women's volleyball head coach, Sue Snyder, was inducted into the Chet and Marguerite Pagni Family Athletic Hall of Fame on April 28, 2018. She became the 33rd member of this distinguished class and the seventh former Torero head coach.
 
• Snyder was head coach for the women's volleyball team for nine seasons from 1990-98. During her career she directed the Toreros to the NCAA Tournament four times and to the semifinals of the NIVC Post-Season Tournament twice. The three-time West Coast Conference Coach of the Year led San Diego to two WCC Championships and the second round of the NCAA Tournament twice (1998, 1997).
 
• Prior to Snyder's arrival at Alcala Park, USD Volleyball had won just 10 conference matches in the five previous seasons combined.